Para.17 2.Women continue to start up small businesses of their own,often working from home. 1)start up:to bring a business,organization or project into existence“创办，发起，创建” e.g. She left the company last year to start up her own business. 去年她离开公司创办了自己的企业。 相关短语：
2. Women continue to start up small businesses of their own, often working from home. 1) start up: to bring a business, organization or project into existence “创办，发起，创建” e.g. She left the company last year to start up her own business. 去年她离开公司创办了自己的企业。 相关短语： Para. 17
e.g. a.It's time we started on the packing. 我们该动手准备行李了。 b.Having missed the last bus,we had to start out walking. 因为错过了最后一班车，我们只好步行出发。 c.I started out to make the dress myself,but in the end i had to ask for help. 我原打算自己做这件衣服，但最后不得不请人帮 忙
e.g. a. It’s time we started on the packing. 我们该动手准备行李了。 b. Having missed the last bus, we had to start out walking. 因为错过了最后一班车，我们只好步行出发。 c. I started out to make the dress myself, but in the end I had to ask for help. 我原打算自己做这件衣服，但最后不得不请人帮 忙
d.It was fine to start with,and then it began to rain. 刚开始天还不错，但后来开始下雨了。 e.We will now hear the students read their poems, starting with Tom. 我们下面来听学生们朗诵通他们的诗，从汤姆开始。 2)business:n.an organization that buys or sells products or services for money“工商企业，商店， 公司” e.g. Sheryl's parents run a small clothing business
d. It was fine to start with, and then it began to rain. 刚开始天还不错，但后来开始下雨了。 e. We will now hear the students read their poems, starting with Tom. 我们下面来听学生们朗诵他们的诗，从汤姆开始。 2) business: n. an organization that buys or sells products or services for money “工商企业，商店， 公司” e.g. Sheryl’s parents run a small clothing business
谢利尔的父母经营着一家小服装店。 注意business用于此词义时是可数名词，用于"生 意、事务”等词义时为不可数名词。 相关词组： e.g. a.We'd better stop chatting and get down to business. 我们别再闲聊，干正经事吧。 b.You have no business going through my private papers
谢利尔的父母经营着一家小服装店。 注意business用于此词义时是可数名词，用于“生 意、事务”等词义时为不可数名词。 相关词组： e.g. a. We’d better stop chatting and get down to business. 我们别再闲聊，干正经事吧。 b. You have no business going through my private papers
你无权查看我的私人文件。 c.This is not a game.We mean business. 这不是开玩笑的，我们是认真的。 business card名片；business classi商务舱； business day.工作日；business hours营业时间； business park.工业园区
你无权查看我的私人文件。 c. This is not a game. We mean business. 这不是开玩笑的，我们是认真的。 business card名片；business class商务舱； business day工作日；business hours营业时间； business park工业园区
译文： 妇女们继续自己开办小型公司企业，她们 通常在家里上班
译文： 妇女们继续自己开办小型公司企业，她们 通常在家里上班
Para.18 People are changing careers on average every ten years now,instead of staying in a job for life. on(an/the)average:usually,typically“按平均值， 通常” e.g. On the average,your car was moving at a speed of 25 miles per hour. 你的车速平均为每小时25英里
People are changing careers on average every ten years now, instead of staying in a job for life. on (an/the) average: usually, typically “按平均值， 通常” e.g. On the average, your car was moving at a speed of 25 miles per hour. 你的车速平均为每小时25英里。 Para. 18
译文： 人们现在平均每十年更换一次工作，而不是一辈子 只做一种
译文： 人们现在平均每十年更换一次工作，而不是一辈子 只做一种
Para.19 1.The increase in information and knowledge- based business is reducing the levels of middle management. information and knowledge-based:“以信息和知 识为基础的” -based与名词构成形容词，有两种意思：1)making use of“以…为基础的，利用…的”（如文中）； 2)operating or working from“总部在…的，设 在…的”，如：
1. The increase in information and knowledgebased business is reducing the levels of middle management. information and knowledge-based:“以信息和知 识为基础的” -based与名词构成形容词，有两种意思：1) making use of “以······为基础的，利用······的”(如文中)； 2) operating or working from “总部在······的，设 在······的”, 如： Para. 19
logic-.based artificial intelligence逻辑人工智能 computer--based accountancy使用计算机进行的会 计工作 the agency's New York-based press officeri该机构 驻纽约的新闻官员
logic-based artificial intelligence逻辑人工智能 computer-based accountancy使用计算机进行的会 计工作 the agency’s New York-based press officer该机构 驻纽约的新闻官员